SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. SD STRUTHERS-DUNN LEADERS IN RELAYS & CONTROLS SINCE 1923 SAFETY DATA SHEET PREPARED TO U.S. OSHA, CMA, ANSI, CANADIAN WHMIS 2015 (HPR-GHS) STANDARDS, SPRING SINGAPORE, EUROPEAN UNION CLP EC 1272/2008, REACH AND THE GLOBAL HARMONIZATION STANDARD,
AND OF THE COMPANY/UNDERTAKING PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: TRADE NAME (AS LABELED): MERCURY DISPLACEMENT RELAYS CHEMICAL NAME/CLASS: MANUFACTURED ARTICLE CONTAINING MERCURY SYNONYMS: MDR PRODUCT USE: SWITCHING RESISTIVE, TUNGSTEN AND MOTOR LOADS FOR BOTH AC AND DC APPLICATIONS SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: U.S. MANUFACTURER'S NAME: STRUTHERS-DUNN, LLC ADDRESS: 407 EAST SMITH ST. STE. B TIMMONSVILLE, SC 29161 USA BUSINESS PHONE: (843) 346-4427 EXT. 4428 [7 AM TO 5:30 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME (U.S.)] FACSIMILE (FAX) PHONE: 843-346-4464 EMAIL: NBESS@STRUTHERS-DUNN.COM EMERGENCY CONTACT: INFOTRAC, INC. (108815) EMERGENCY PHONE: (USA AND CANADA) 1-800-535-5053 (INTERNATIONAL) 1-352-323-3500 DATE OF PREPARATION: NOVEMBER 30, 2016 DATE OF REVISION: NEW THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF U.S. OSHA, CANADIAN WHMIS 2015 [HPR-GHS], EUROPEAN UNION REACH AND CLP. IT IS LOCATED IN APPROPRIATE SECTIONS BASED ON THE GLOBAL HARMONIZATION STANDARD FORMAT. NOTE: THIS PRODUCT IS DEFINED AS AN "ARTICLE" UNDER ALL JURISDICTIONS. REFER TO SECTION 15 (REGULATORY INFORMATION) FOR SPECIFIC REGULATORY CITATIONS. AS AN ARTICLE, THIS PRODUCT PRESENTS NEGLIGIBLE HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HAZARDS UNDER REASONABLY ANTICIPATED CIRCUMSTANCES OF USE. SUBSEQUENTLY, A SAFETY DATA SHEET IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER STANDARDS CITED ABOVE. THIS DOCUMENT IS PREPARED TO PROVIDE PERSONS USING THIS PRODUCT WITH ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION.
GLOBAL HARMONIZATION, U.S. OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, CANADIAN WHMIS HPR-GHS 2015, EU REACH AND CLP REGULATION (EC) 1272/2008 LABELING AND CLASSIFICATION, AND SINGAPORE SPRING REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT IS AN ARTICLE AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE CLASSIFIED UNDER ANY JURISDICTION. THE MERCURY IS CONTAINED IN A HERMETICALLY SEALED TUBE, DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES ENCOUNTERED DURING NORMAL USE. AS A RESULT, DURING NORMAL USE, THE MERCURY IS FULLY CONTAINED INSIDE THE RELAY. THE RELAY SHOULD NOT BE CRUSHED, DEFORMED, PUNCTURED, OPENED OR EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BECAUSE EXPOSURE TO THE MERCURY CONTAINED WITHIN COULD BE HARMFUL. THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATION FOR MERCURY IS PROVIDED FOR THE USER'S INFORMATION ONLY SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR THAT RESULTS IN THE RELEASE OF MERCURY. CLASSIFICATION FOR MERCURY: THIS CLASSIFICATION WOULD APPLY ONLY IN THE EVENT OF A RELEASE OF THE MERCURY CONTAINED IN THIS PRODUCT. CLASSIFICATION: REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY CAT. 1B, ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY CAT. 2, STOT (NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM, OTHER ORGANS) RE CAT. 1, AQUATIC ACUTE TOXICITY CAT. 1, AQUATIC CHRONIC TOXICITY CAT. 1 SIGNAL WORD: DANGER HAZARD STATEMENT CODES: H360D, H330, H372, AND H410 PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT CODES: P201, P202, P260, P264, P270, P271, P272, P273, P280, P284, P308 + P313, P304 + P340, P310, P320, P403 + P233, P405, P501 HAZARD SYMBOLS/PICTOGRAMS: GHS06: HEALTH HAZARD GHS08: SKULLS AND CROSSBONES GHS09: ENVIRONMENT SEE SECTION 16 FOR FULL TEXT CLASSIFICATION EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: THIS PRODUCT A MANUFACTURED ARTICLE THAT CONSISTS OF A PLASTIC AND METAL COIL ASSEMBLY, COPPER TERMINALS, HIGH VOLTAGE PLASTIC WRAP, METAL SCREWS, A PLASTIC MOLDED TUBE, A METAL AND PLASTIC PLUNGER GUIDE, A CERAMIC LINER, A METAL SPRING, AND A SEALED METAL MAGNETIC LINER THAT CONTAINS MERCURY. HEALTH HAZARDS: THIS PRODUCT IS CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURED ARTICLE AND PRESENTS NEGLIGIBLE HEALTH, OR REACTIVITY HAZARDS UNDER TYPICAL USE CONDITIONS. IF THE PRODUCT IS PUNCTURED, EXPOSED TO DESTRUCTIVE HEATING, CRUSHED OR DESTRUCTION OF PRODUCT OCCURS, EXPOSURE WITH MERCURY MAY OCCUR. MERCURY IS VERY TOXIC BY INHALATION, A KNOWN REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN AND CAN CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE NEUROLOGICAL, CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS, LIVER, KIDNEYS AND OTHER ORGANS. DERMAL EXPOSURE TO MERCURY MAY BE IRRITATING OR CORROSIVE, AND MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS OR ALLERGIC REACTIONS. FLAMMABILITY HAZARDS: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE; HOWEVER, THE PRODUCT MAY RUPTURE IN FIRE CONDITIONS. IF INVOLVED IN A FIRE, THIS PRODUCT CAN BURN AND PRODUCE TOXIC GASES (E.G. MERCURY, METAL OXIDES, HYDROCARBONS AND HARMFUL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS FROM PLASTICS). DURING A FIRE INVOLVING THIS PRODUCT CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID INHALATION OF FUMES. REACTIVITY HAZARDS: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT REACTIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND HANDLING. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE HARM IF RELEASED TO THE ENVIRONMENT; HOWEVER, RELEASE OF THE MERCURY FROM WITHIN THE SEALED TUBE CAN CAUSE ACUTE AND CHRONIC TOXICITY TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS. MERCURY IS HIGHLY ACUTELY AND CHRONICALLY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS. EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONSIDERATIONS: EMERGENCY RESPONDERS MUST WEAR PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (AND HAVE APPROPRIATE FIRE PROTECTION) SUITABLE FOR THE SITUATION TO WHICH THEY ARE RESPONDING.
CHEMICAL NAME CAS # EU % W/W LABEL ELEMENTS EINECS # GHS UNDER U.S. OSHA, CANADIAN WHMIS HPR-GHS & EU CLASSIFICATION (1272/2008) AND SINGAPORE SPRING REGULATIONS HAZARD STATEMENT CODES FORMED PRODUCT, MIXTURE MIXTURE NOT APPLICABLE CLASSIFICATION UNDER CONSISTING OF ALL JURISDICTIONS: METALS AND CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS. NOT APPLICABLE MERCURY 7439-97-6 231-106-7 44 OR 61 GRAMS PUBLISHED CLASSIFICATION CLASSIFICATION UNDER ALL JURISDICTIONS: CLASSIFICATION: REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY CAT. 1B, ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY CAT. 2, STOT (MULTIPLE ORGANS) RE CAT. 2, AQUATIC ACUTE TOXICITY CAT. 1, AQUATIC CHRONIC TOXICITY CAT. 4 HAZARD STATEMENT CODES: H360D, H330, H372, H400, H410 SEE SECTION 16 FOR FULL TEXT OF CLASSIFICATION.
PROTECTION OF FIRST AID RESPONDERS: RESCUERS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION, IF NECESSARY. ONLY TRAINED PERSONNEL SHOULD ADMINISTER SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN AND/OR CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION, IF NECESSARY. AVOID DIRECT CONTACT IF MERCURY HAS BEEN RELEASED AND PERSONS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH IT. WEAR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, IF NECESSARY. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, SHOES AND LEATHER GOODS (E.G. WATCHBANDS, BELTS). COMPLETELY DECONTAMINATE CLOTHING, SHOES AND LEATHER GOODS BEFORE RE-USE OR DISCARD. DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES: PERSONS USING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD CONSULT A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL IF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS PRODUCT RESULTS IN INJURY. SPECIFIC FIRST-AID MEASURES ARE AS FOLLOWS: EYE OR SKIN CONTACT: IF SKIN OR EYE CONTACT OCCURS TO MERCURY, FLUSH FOR 20 MINUTES. CONTACT PHYSICIAN OR OTHER MEDICAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. INHALATION: IF ANY ADVERSE EFFECT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF INHALATION OF FUMES FROM MERCURY DURING FIRE OR OTHER DESTRUCTION OF PRODUCT, REMOVE INDIVIDUAL TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF ADVERSE EFFECT OCCURS AFTER REMOVAL TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: NOT A POTENTIAL ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS: ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS: SEE SECTION 11. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: NO MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE KNOWN TO BE AGGRAVATED BY THIS PRODUCT. IF MERCURY HAS BEEN RELEASED, PRE-EXISTING NEUROLOGICAL, CENTRAL OR PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CONDITIONS MAY BE EXAGGERATED. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED: TREAT SYMPTOMS AND ELIMINATE EXPOSURE. NOTES TO PHYSICIANS IN EVENT OF EXPOSURE TO MERCURY: MANY JURISDICTIONS HAVE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR MERCURY. THESE REGULATIONS MAY INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PRE- EMPLOYMENT AND PRE-PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS, PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, CLINICAL TESTS, HEALTH EDUCATION AND RECORD KEEPING. OBTAIN DETAILED INFORMATION FROM THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN RELEVANT JURISDICTIONS.
NFPA RATING MERCURY: HEALTH 2 FLAMMABILITY 0 INSTABILITY 0 OTHER NFPA RATING FORMED PRODUCT: HEALTH 0 FLAMMABILITY 0 INSTABILITY 0 OTHER HAZARD SCALE: 0 = MINIMAL 1 = SLIGHT 2 = MODERATE 3 = SERIOUS 4 = SEVERE FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE. AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT APPLICABLE. FLAMMABLE LIMITS (IN AIR BY VOLUME, %): NOT APPLICABLE. FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHING MATERIALS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIALS IN THE FIRE AREA. UNSUITABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NONE KNOWN. SPECIAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE. PRODUCTS OF THERMAL DECOMPOSITION CAN INCLUDE PRODUCE TOXIC GASES (E.G. MERCURY, METAL OXIDES AND TOXIC FUMES FROM PLASTICS). DAMAGED PRODUCT MAY RESULT IN THE RELEASE OF TOXIC MERCURY VAPORS. EXPLOSION SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT OR STATIC DISCHARGE: NOT APPLICABLE. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS: MERCURY AND ITS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE VERY HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH. DO NOT ENTER WITHOUT WEARING SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT SUITABLE FOR THE SITUATION. FIREFIGHTER'S NORMAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (BUNKER GEAR) WILL NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION. CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (E.G. CHEMICAL SPLASH SUIT) AND POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (NIOSH APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT) MAY BE NECESSARY.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: IF A RELEASE OF MERCURY HAS OCCURRED, ALL PERSONNEL MUST EVACUATE AREA. ALL INHALATION OF MERCURY MUST BE AVOIDED. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: FOR CLEAN-UP OF LEAKING MERCURY, PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE USED. SMALL SPILLS: WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES, SPLASH GOGGLES, RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND APPROPRIATE BODY PROTECTION. LARGE SPILLS: MINIMUM PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE IMPERVIOUS GLOVES, RUBBER BOOTS, FACE SHIELD, AND TYVEK SUIT. MINIMUM LEVEL OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR RELEASES IN WHICH THE LEVEL OF OXYGEN IS LESS THAN 19.5% OR IS UNKNOWN MUST BE LEVEL B: TRIPLE-GLOVES (RUBBER GLOVES AND NITRILE GLOVES OVER LATEX GLOVES), CHEMICAL RESISTANT SUIT AND BOOTS, HARD HAT, AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. METHODS FOR CLEAN-UP AND CONTAINMENT: NO SPECIAL ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES ARE REQUIRED FOR NON-DAMAGED RELAYS. DAMAGED RELAYS SHOULD BE PLACED IN A SEALED CONTAINER AND DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO ALL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS FOR MERCURY. MERCURY SPILLS OF ANY QUANTITY SHOULD BE CLEANED-UP SPILL IMMEDIATELY. THE FOLLOWING ARE SPILL RESPONSE PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF A RELEASE OF MERCURY HAS OCCURRED. SMALL SPILLS: DUST SPILL WITH CALCIUM POLYSULFIDE TO REDUCE MERCURY VAPOR LOSS DURING CLEANUP. A SPECIAL MERCURY VACUUM CAN BE USED TO REMOVE THE MERCURY. COLLECT AND STORE USING A SUCTION PUMP WITH A CAPILLARY TUBE. CALCIUM POLYSULFIDE WITH EXCESS SULFUR SHOULD BE SPRINKLED INTO CRACKS OR INACCESSIBLE SITES. KEEP COLLECTED MERCURY IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED BOTTLE FOR RECOVERY OR DISPOSAL. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER. LARGE SPILLS: TRAINED PERSONNEL FOLLOWING PRE-PLANNED PROCEDURES SHOULD HANDLE NON-INCIDENTAL RELEASES. ONLY PERSONS TRAINED IN SPECIFIC PROCEDURES SHOULD ATTEMPT TO RESPONSE TO SPILLS THAT INVOLVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF RELAYS AND THE MERCURY CONTAINED WITHIN THEM. ALL SPILLS: PLACE ALL SPILL RESIDUE IN AN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER AND SEAL. DECONTAMINATE THE AREA THOROUGHLY. DISCARD ALL CONTAMINATED RESPONSE EQUIPMENT OR DECONTAMINATE BEFORE RETURNING SUCH EQUIPMENT TO SERVICE. DO NOT MIX WITH WASTES FROM OTHER MATERIALS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PROCEDURES (SEE SECTION 13, DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS). FOR SPILLS ON WATER, CONTAIN, MINIMIZE DISPERSION AND COLLECT. DISPOSE OF RECOVERED MATERIAL AND REPORT SPILL PER REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. NOTIFY GOVERNMENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES AFTER RELEASE OF ANY AMOUNT OF MERCURY. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: PREVENT ANY SPILL RESIDUE FROM ENTERING SEWER OR CONFINED SPACES.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: THIS PRODUCT, AS SHIPPED, PRESENTS MINIMAL HAZARDS. AVOID DAMAGE TO THE RELAYS TO PREVENT POSSIBILITY OF RELEASE OF MERCURY. IF A RELEASE OF MERCURY OCCURS, AVOID ALL INHALATION OR SKIN CONTACT. EVACUATE PERSONNEL IN AREA AND CONTACT SPILL RESPONSE PERSONNEL. SPECIAL INSTALLATION INFORMATION: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE CORRECT, REQUIRED WIRE SIZE AND SCREW CONNECTION TORQUE BE USED FOR THE RELAYS BE USED FOR MOUNTING (VERTICAL POSITION WITH 10 DEGREES). FOR THE M35 SERIES #6 COPPER WIRE SHOULD BE USED WITH A MINIMUM TORQUE ON POWER TERMINALS OF 36 IN./LBS. FOR THE M60 SERIES #4 COPPER WIRE SHOULD BE USED WITH A MINIMUM TORQUE ON POWER TERMINALS OF 50 IN/LBS. FAILURE TO USE THE CORRECT WIRE AND TORQUE CAN RESULT IN A RUPTURED RELAY, WHICH COULD THEN CAUSE A SPILL OF THE MERCURY CONTAINED WITHIN THE SEALED METAL TUBE. REFER TO THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION: HTTP://RELAYS.STRUTHERS-DUNN.COM/ASSET/35-60_SERIES.PDF. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE: RECOMMENDED STORAGE TEMPERATURE IS -40 TO 105 DEG. C (-40 TO 221 DEG. F). INSPECT ALL INCOMING CONTAINERS BEFORE STORAGE, TO ENSURE CONTAINERS ARE PROPERLY LABELED AND PRODUCT IS NOT DAMAGED. POST WARNING AND "NO SMOKING" SIGNS IN STORAGE AND USE AREAS, AS APPROPRIATE. HAVE APPROPRIATE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT IN THE STORAGE AREA (SUCH AS SPRINKLER SYSTEMS OR PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS). SPECIFIC END USE(S): INDICATED IN SECTION 1.
EXPOSURE LIMITS/CONTROL PARAMETERS: VENTILATION AND ENGINEERING CONTROLS: NO ENGINEERING CONTROLS ARE REQUIRED FOR HANDLING RELAYS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DAMAGED. EXPOSURE LIMITS/CONTROL PARAMETERS: THE FOLLOWING LIMITS ARE FOR MERCURY ONLY. CHEMICAL NAME CAS # EXPOSURE LIMITS IN AIR ACGIH-TLVS OSHA-PELS TWA STEL TWA STEL MG/M3 MG/M3 MG/M3 MG/M3 MERCURY 7439-97-6 0.025 (SKIN) SKIN 0.1 NE SEE OSHA STANDARD INTERPRETATION MEMO CHEMICAL NAME EXPOSURE LIMITS IN AIR NIOSH-RELS NIOSH OTHER TWA STEL IDLH MG/M3 MG/M3 MG/M3 MG/M3 MERCURY 0.05, 0.1, 10 (AS Mg) DFG MAKS: VAPOR CEILING TWA: (SKIN) (SKIN) 0.02 (INHALABLE FRACTION) PEAK: 8-MAK 15 MIN. AVERAGE VALUE, 15 MIN. INTERVAL, 4 PER SHIFT DANGER OF SENSITIZATION OF THE SKIN DFG MAK PREGNANCY RISK CLASSIFICATION: C CARCINOGEN: EPA-D, IARC-3, MAK-3B, TLV-A4 NE = NOT ESTABLISHED. SEE SECTION 16 FOR DEFINITIONS OF OTHER TERMS USED ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS: THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITS ARE IN PLACE FOR MERCURY. EXPOSURE LIMITS CAN CHANGE OR BE ADDED AND SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR CURRENCY. MERCURY: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT: TWA = 0.05 MG/M3, JAN 1993 AUSTRALIA: TWA = 0.003 PPM (0.025 MG/M3) (VAPOUR), JUL 2008 AUSTRIA: MAK-TMW = 0.005 PPM (0.05 MG/M3); KZW = 0.05 PPM (0.5 MG/M3), 2007 BELGIUM: TWA = 0.025 MG/M3, SKIN, MAR 2002 DENMARK: TWA = 0.025 MG (HG)/M3 (VAPOR), SKIN, MAY 2011 FINLANDE: TWA = 0.02 MG/M3, SKIN, NOV 2011 FRANCE: VME = 0.05 MG/M3, SKIN (VAPOR), FEB 2006 GERMANY: MAK = 0.02 MG/M3, SKIN, SEN, 2011 HUNGARY: TWA = 0.08 MG (HG)/M3, STEL = 0.32 MG (HG)/M3, SKIN, SEP 2000 ICELAND: TWA = 0.025 MG/M3, SKIN, NOV 2011 JAPAN: OEL = 0.025 MG/M3 (VAPOR), MAY 2012 KOREA: TWA = 0.1 MG/M3, SKIN, 2006 MEXICO: TWA = 0.05 MG/M3, 2004 THE NETHERLANDS: MAC-TGG = 0.05 MG/M3, 2003 NEW ZEALAND: TWA = 0.025 MG/M3, SKIN, JAN 2002 NORWAY: TWA = 0.05 MG/M3, JAN 1999 PERU: TWA = 0,025 MG/M3; JUL 2005 POLAND: MAC (TWA) VAPORS = 0.025 MG/M3, MAC (STEL) VAPORS = 0.2 MG/M3, JAN 1999 RUSSIA: TWA = 0.005 MG/M3, STEL = 0.01 MG/M3, JUN 2003 SWEDEN: TWA = 0.03 MG/M3, SKIN, JUN2005 SWITZERLAND: MAK-W = 0.005 PPM (0.05 MG/M3), KZG-W = 0.04 PPM (0.4 MG/M3), SEN, JAN 2011 TURKEY: TWA = 0.1 MG/M3, SKIN, JAN 1993 ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV ACGIH BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES: CURRENTLY, THE FOLLOWING ACGIH BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES (BEIS) DETERMINED FOR SOME COMPONENTS. CHEMICAL: DETERMINANT SAMPLING TIME BEI MERCURY, ELEMENTAL MERCURY IN URINE PRIOR TO SHIFT 20 (MICRO)/G CREATININE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN COMPLYING WITH OSHA REGULATIONS FOUND IN 29 CFR SUBPART I (BEGINNING AT 1910.132), EQUIVALENT STANDARDS OF CANADA (INCLUDING CSA STANDARD Z94.4-02 AND CSA STANDARD Z94.3-02, U.S. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.136 AND THE CANADIAN CSA STANDARD Z195-02, PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR), STANDARDS OF EU MEMBER STATES (INCLUDING EN 529:2005 FOR RESPIRATORY PPE, CEN/TR 15419:2006 FOR HAND PROTECTION, AND CR 13464:1999 FOR FACE/EYE PROTECTION) AND SINGAPORE STANDARDS. PLEASE REFERENCE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR RELEVANT DETAILS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NO SPECIAL RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR USE OF THIS PRODUCT DURING NORMAL USE. IF RELAYS ARE DAMAGED AND MERCURY HAS BEEN RELEASED, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MUST BE USED. EYE PROTECTION: NO SPECIAL EYE PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR USE OF THIS PRODUCT. IF RELAYS ARE DAMAGED OR LEAKING USE SAFETY GOGGLES WHEN HANDLING THE RELAYS. HAND PROTECTION: NO SPECIAL HAND PROTECTION IS NORMALLY REQUIRED FOR USE OF THIS PRODUCT. IF RELAYS ARE DAMAGED OR LEAKING USE WEAR BUTYL RUBBER, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL GLOVES OR OTHER APPROPRIATE GLOVE. BODY/SKIN PROTECTION: NO SPECIAL BODY OR SKIN PROTECTION IS NORMALLY REQUIRED FOR USE OF THIS PRODUCT. IF A HAZARD OF INJURY TO THE FEET EXISTS DUE TO FALLING OBJECTS OR ROLLING OBJECTS USE FOOT PROTECTION, AS DESCRIBED IN U.S. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.136 AND THE CANADIAN CSA STANDARD Z195-02, PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR.
FORM: MANUFACTURED ARTICLE CONTAINING MERCURY. COLOR: VARIOUS PARTS HAVE DIFFERENT COLORS. MOLECULAR FORMULA: MIXTURE. MOLECULAR WEIGHT: MIXTURE. ODOR: NOT APPLICABLE. ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT APPLICABLE. SPECIFIC GRAVITY (WATER = 1): NOT AVAILABLE. MELTING/FREEZING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE. SOLUBILITY IN WATER: INSOLUBLE. BOILING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE. VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. PH: NOT APPLICABLE. HEAT OF COMBUSTION: NOT AVAILABLE. THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY: NOT AVAILABLE. OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: NOT AN OXIDIZER. FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE. EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: HEATING OR WATER CONTACT MAY CAUSE OVERPRESSURE OF OUTSIDE CASING AND POSSIBLE EXPLOSIVE RESULT. COEFFICIENT OF OIL/WATER DISTRIBUTION (PARTITION COEFFICIENT): NOT APPLICABLE.
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE. DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: COMBUSTION: MERCURY, METAL OXIDES AND OTHER TOXIC COMPOUNDS FROM PLASTICS. HYDROLYSIS: NONE KNOWN. MATERIALS WITH WHICH SUBSTANCE IS INCOMPATIBLE: MERCURY IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH ACETYLENE COMPOUNDS, AMMONIA, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, METALS (E.G. ALUMINUM, LITHIUM, POTASSIUM, SODIUM, CALCIUM AND RUBIDIUM) - FORM AMALGAMS, WHICH ARE VIOLENTLY EXOTHERMIC AND MAY EXPLODE IF TOO MUCH METAL IS ADDED AT ONCE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, METHYL SILANE OR TETRACARBONYLNICKEL, METHYL AZIDE OR HOT SULFURIC ACID, SILVER PERCHLORATE, DRY BROMINE, CHLORINE, BORON DIIODOPHOSPHIDE, SODIUM CARBIDE. MERCURY READILY AMALGAMATES WITH MOST METALS. MERCURY CAN ATTACK COPPER ALLOYS. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTION/POLYMERIZATION: INTACT RELAYS ARE NOT REACTIVE. MIXTURES OF MERCURY WITH ACETYLENE, AMMONIA, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, METHYL AZIDE, CHLORATES, NITRATES, OR HOT SULFURIC ACID CAN BE EXPLOSIVE. POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AVOID DAMAGING RELAYS IN ANY WAY THAT COULD RELEASE MERCURY. AVOID EXPOSURE TO HEAT, FLAME, OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCE. AVOID OTHER CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 7 (HANDLING OR STORAGE).
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE BY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE: UNDER NORMAL HANDLING AND USE, THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT POSE A HAZARD BY ANY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE. IF THE RELAY HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND THE MERCURY CONTAINED IN A SEALED COMPARTMENT OCCURS, EXPOSURE TO MERCURY CAN OCCUR. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR POSSIBLE HEALTH EFFECTS FROM MERCURY BY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. INHALATION: UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND HANDLING, NO INHALATION HAZARD IS PRESENT. WHEN INHALED, MERCURY IS RAPIDLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE BODY. MERCURY CROSSES THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER, AND BECOME OXIDIZED TO THE HG (II) OXIDATION STATE. SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF MERCURY VAPORS CAN LEAD TO BREATHING DIFFICULTY, COUGHING, ACUTE, AND POTENTIALLY FATAL LUNG DISORDERS. DEPENDING ON THE CONCENTRATION OF INHALATION EXPOSURE, HEART PROBLEMS, DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEY, LIVER OR NERVES AND EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN MAY OCCUR. LONG-TERM INHALATION EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WIDE VARIETY OF SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING EXCESSIVE SALIVATION, GINGIVITIS, ANOREXIA, CHILLS, FEVER, CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES, ANEMIA, DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS, ABDOMINAL PAINS, FREQUENT URINATION, AN INABILITY TO URINATE, DIARRHEA, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY (NUMBNESS, WEAKNESS, OR BURNING SENSATIONS IN THE HANDS OR FEET), TREMORS (ESPECIALLY IN THE HANDS, FINGERS, EYELIDS, LIPS, CHEEKS, TONGUE, OR LEGS), ALTERATION OF TENDON REFLEXES, SLURRED SPEECH, VISUAL DISTURBANCES, AND DEAFNESS. ALLERGIC REACTIONS (I.E. BREATHING DIFFICULTY) MAY ALSO OCCUR IN SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS. LIMITED INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO MERCURY VAPOUR CAN CAUSE INFLAMMATION AND ULCERATION OF THE INSIDE OF THE MOUTH, SORE GUMS, DROOLING, DIARRHEA, AND OTHER EFFECTS ON THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. SKIN OR EYE CONTACT: UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND HANDLING, NO SKIN OR EYE HAZARD IS PRESENT. IF THE RELAY IS PUNCTURED OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED SO THAT CONTACT WITH MERCURY OCCURS, CONTAMINATION OF THE SKIN OR EYES CAN BE HIGHLY IRRITATING OR CAUSE BURNS. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY LEAD TO ULCERATION OF THE SKIN. ALLERGIC REACTIONS (I.E. RASHES, WELTS) MAY OCCUR IN SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS. LONG-TERM OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO MERCURY HAS CAUSED A GRAYISH-BROWN OR YELLOW DISCOLORATION IN THE EYES OF SOME PEOPLE. THIS HAZE IS NOT THOUGHT TO AFFECT VISION. A GRAY BAND THROUGH THE CORNEA (BAND KERATOPATHY) HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED IN A FEW PEOPLE. SKIN ABSORPTION: MERCURY MAY BE ABSORBED VIA INTACT SKIN. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THOSE DESCRIBED UNDER 'SKIN OR EYE CONTACT'. INGESTION: INGESTION IS NOT A LIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE FOR THIS PRODUCT UNDER NORMAL HANDLING AND USE. IF MERCURY IS SWALLOWED, SYMPTOMS OF SUCH OVER-EXPOSURE CAN INCLUDE METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, NAUSEA, VOMITING, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS, AND DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS. METALLIC MERCURY IS NOT USUALLY ABSORBED SUFFICIENTLY FROM THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT TO INDUCE AN ACUTE, TOXIC RESPONSE. DAMAGE TO THE TISSUES OF THE MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS, AND OTHER TISSUES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MAY OCCUR. INGESTION MAY BE FATAL, DUE TO EFFECTS ON GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM AND KIDNEYS. INJECTION: INJECTION IS NOT A LIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE FOR THIS PRODUCT UNDER NORMAL HANDLING AND USE. HEALTH EFFECTS OR RISKS FROM EXPOSURE: ACUTE: THERE IS NO HEALTH HAZARD ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR DURING ROUTINE USE OF THIS PRODUCT. IF DAMAGE OR HEATING OF THE RELAY OCCURS, CONTACT WITH MERCURY MAY OCCUR AND MAY CAUSE MODERATE TO SEVERE IRRITATION OF SKIN, EYES AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. MERCURY IS HIGHLY TOXIC BY INHALATION. MERCURY CAN BE ABSORBED VIA INTACT SKIN AND CAUSE SYSTEMIC TOXICITY EFFECTS. CHRONIC: IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF EXPOSURE TO MERCURY OCCURS, CHRONIC TOXIC EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE NEUROLOGICAL, CENTRAL NERVOUS AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, KIDNEYS AND LIVER. MERCURY CAN CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION BY SKIN CONTACT. MERCURY IS A KNOWN HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN AND IS A SUSPECT CARCINOGEN. TARGET ORGANS: ACUTE: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, SKIN, EYES (FUMES FROM THERMAL DECOMPOSITION). CHRONIC: NONE UNDER NORMAL HANDLING AND USE. TOXICITY DATA: THE FOLLOWING TOXICITY DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR MERCURY. ONLY AVAILABLE HUMAN DATA ARE GIVEN IN THIS SDS. MERCURY: OPEN IRRITATION TEST (SKIN-WOMAN) 0.5%/1 DAY LDLO (ORAL-HUMAN) 0.043 ML/KG: GASTROINTESTINAL: OTHER CHANGES TDLO (ORAL-MAN) 43 MG/KG: BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR; LIVER: JAUNDICE, OTHER OR UNCLASSIFIED, OTHER CHANGES TDLO (SKIN-MAN) 129 MG/KG/5 HOURS-CONTINUOUS: SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES (EAR): TINNITUS; BEHAVIORAL: HEADACHE; SKIN AND APPENDAGES: DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE) TDLO (SUBCUTANEOUS-WOMAN) 120 MG/KG: MUSCULOSKELETAL: OTHER CHANGES; SKIN AND APPENDAGES: DERMATITIS, OTHER (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE) TDLO (SUBCUTANEOUS-MAN) 254 MG/KG: SKIN AND APPENDAGES: DERMATITIS, OTHER (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE) TDLO (SUBCUTANEOUS-MAN) 714 (MICRO)L/KG: SKIN AND APPENDAGES: DERMATITIS, OTHER (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE) TDLO (INTRAVENOUS-MAN) 571 (MICRO)L/KG: PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: PARESTHESIS; LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA; SKIN AND APPENDAGES: SWEATING TDLO (INTRAVENOUS-MAN) 0.023 ML/KG: CARDIAC: PULSE RATE INCREASE, WITHOUT FALL IN BP; LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA; NUTRITIONAL AND GROSS METABOLIC: BODY TEMPERATURE INCREASE TDLO (MULTIPLE ROUTES-MAN) 86 (MICRO)L/KG: CARDIAC: PULSE RATE INCREASE, WITHOUT FALL IN BP; LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: PULMONARY EMBOLI; SKIN AND APPENDAGES: DERMATITIS, OTHER (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE) TDLO (MULTIPLE ROUTES-MAN) 0.086 ML/KG: CARDIAC: CHANGE IN RATE; LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: PULMONARY EMBOLI; KIDNEY/URETER/BLADDER: OTHER CHANGES TDLO (MULTIPLE ROUTES-MAN) 85,700 (MICRO)L/KG: CARDIAC: PULSE RATE; LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA; KIDNEY/URETER/BLADDER: RENAL FUNCTION TESTS DEPRESSED TCLO (INHALATION-HUMAN) 0.2 MG/M3/26 WEEKS-INTERMITTENT: BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA; BEHAVIORAL: IRRITABILITY; CARDIAC: PULSE RATE INCREASE, WITHOUT FALL IN BP TCLO (INHALATION-HUMAN) 0.035 MG/M3/3 YEARS-INTERMITTENT: BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA, IRRITABILITY; CARDIAC: PULSE RATE INCREASE, WITHOUT FALL IN BP TCLO (INHALATION-WOMAN) 150 (MICRO)G/M3/46 DAYS: BEHAVIORAL: WAKEFULNESS; BEHAVIORAL: ANOREXIA (HUMAN); GASTROINTESTINAL: HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA TCLO (INHALATION-WOMAN) 54,180 MG/KG: BEHAVIORAL: CHANGES IN PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL TESTS TCLO (INHALATION-MAN) 44,300 (MICRO)G/M3/8 HOURS: BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE WEAKNESS; LIVER: OTHER CHANGES; NUTRITIONAL AND GROSS METABOLIC: BODY TEMPERATURE INCREASE TCLO (INHALATION-MAN) 5 MG/M3/3 HOURS: BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL: NAUSEA OR VOMITING; NUTRITIONAL AND GROSS METABOLIC: BODY TEMPERATURE INCREASE TCLO (INHALATION-CHILD) 0.14 MG/M3/12 WEEKS-CONTINUOUS: BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD; VASCULAR: BP LOWERING NOT CHARACTERIZED IN AUTONOMIC SECTION; LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS (UNREPORTED-MAN): 150 (MICRO)G/M3 DNA DAMAGE (INHALATION-MOUSE): 2.71 UG/L/1 HOUR CARCINOGENICITY: DUE TO THE PHYSICAL NATURE OF THIS PRODUCT, CARCINOGENICITY IS NOT A HAZARD FOR THIS PRODUCT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR MERCURY. MERCURY: ACGIH TLV-4 ( ) EPA-D ( ) IARC-3 ( ) MAK-3B ( ) IRRITANCY OF PRODUCT: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT IRRITATING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF USE OR HANDLING. MERCURY CAN BE IRRITATION OR CORROSIVE. SENSITIZATION TO THE PRODUCT: DERMAL CONTACT WITH MERCURY MAY PRODUCE SENSITIZATION AND ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY INFORMATION: AS AN ARTICLE, THIS PRODUCT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE MUTAGENIC, EMBRYOTOXIC, TERATOGENIC, OR REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS IN HUMANS. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR MERCURY. MUTAGENICITY: ANEUPLOIDY AND OTHER CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN LYMPHOCYTES FROM WHOLE BLOOD CULTURES OF WORKERS OCCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED TO MERCURY, INCLUDING PEOPLE WORKING WITH MERCURY AMALGAMS. TERATOGENICITY, EMBRYOTOXICITY AND/OR FETOTOXICITY: MERCURY IS A DEVELOPMENTAL TOXIN. TWO WELL-REPORTED STUDIES IN RATS HAVE SHOWN THAT INHALATION EXPOSURE TO MERCURY VAPOUR DURING PREGNANCY CAN CAUSE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN THE OFFSPRING AT CONCENTRATIONS THAT DO NOT CAUSE MATERNAL TOXICITY. DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY HAS ALSO BEEN SEEN IN OTHER STUDIES THAT DID NOT REPORT ON MATERNAL TOXICITY. IN ONE STUDY, RATS WERE EXPOSED BY INHALATION TO 1.8 MG/M3 MERCURY FROM DAYS 14-19 (1.5 HR/DAY) OF PREGNANCY, WHILE IN THE OTHER STUDY THEY WERE EXPOSED TO 1.8 MG/M3 FROM DAYS 11-14 AND 17-20 (1 OR 3 HR/DAY) OF PREGNANCY. IN BOTH STUDIES, THE OFFSPRING HAD ALTERED RESPONSES IN BEHAVIORAL TESTS CONDUCTED AT 3-14 MONTHS OF AGE. THE EXPOSURE CONCENTRATIONS WERE CHOSEN TO AVOID TOXICITY IN THE MOTHERS AND THE OFFSPRING. THERE WAS NO DECREASE IN MATERNAL WEIGHT GAIN AND NO OTHER SIGNS OF TOXICITY IN THE MOTHERS.(21,24) BEHAVIORAL CHANGES WERE ALSO SEEN IN THE OFFSPRING OF SQUIRREL MONKEYS EXPOSED BY INHALATION DURING THE LAST TWO THIRDS OF PREGNANCY TO 0.5 OR 1.0 MG/M3 MERCURY VAPOUR FOR JUST ONE WEEK (4 OR 7 HR/DAY 5 D/WK).(43) MATERNAL TOXICITY WAS NOT REPORTED. SQUIRREL MONKEYS WERE EXPOSED TO 0 OR 1 MG/M3 MERCURY VAPOUR STARTING AT WEEK 3-7 (5 D/WEEK) OF PREGNANCY AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY. FIVE MONKEYS WERE EXPOSED FOR 4 HR/DAY, FOUR MONKEYS FOR 7 HR/DAY, AND ONE MONKEY FOR 24 HR/DAY. THERE WAS A DECREASE IN BIRTH WEIGHT IN THE OFFSPRING OF MERCURY-EXPOSED ANIMALS, A DOSE-RELATED INCREASE IN ABORTION AND IN DEATH SHORTLY AFTER BIRTH. THE INCIDENCE OF ABNORMAL PREGNANCIES WAS 60% IN THE MERCURY-EXPOSED ANIMALS IN COMPARISON WITH 5% IN THE UNTREATED BREEDING COLONY. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAIN SHOWED SEVERAL CHANGES.(44) MATERNAL TOXICITY WAS NOT REPORTED. RATS WERE EXPOSED BY NOSE-ONLY INHALATION TO 0 OR 4 MG/M3 MERCURY FROM DAYS 6-15 (2 HR/DAY) OF PREGNANCY. THE MOTHERS GAINED 7% LESS WEIGHT THAN THE CONTROLS (SIGNIFICANCE NOT REPORTED). NO TREATMENT RELATED DIFFERENCES IN BODY-WEIGHT OF THE OFFSPRING WERE OBSERVED AND ALL OF THE ANIMALS APPEARED HEALTHY. IN A SERIES OF TESTS ON NERVE FUNCTION CONDUCTED ON THE OFFSPRING WHEN THEY WERE ADULTS (140-168 DAYS OF AGE), NO CHANGES IN RESPONSE WERE OBSERVED.(45) IN A STUDY WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, RATS WERE EXPOSED BY INHALATION TO 0 OR 2.5 MG/M3 MERCURY FOR 3 WEEKS (6 HR/DAY) BEFORE PREGNANCY AND FROM DAY 7-20 OF PREGNANCY. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LIVE FETUSES AT BIRTH AND ALL OFFSPRING FROM EXPOSED MOTHERS DIED BY THE AGE OF 6 DAYS. MATERNAL WEIGHT GAIN WAS REDUCED IN THE MERCURY-EXPOSED GROUP, BUT NOT SIGNIFICANTLY. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: THE INFORMATION LOCATED IS NOT ADEQUATE TO CONCLUDE THAT MERCURY CAUSES REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY. A STUDY IN FEMALE RATS SHOWED SLIGHT CHANGES TO THE FERTILITY CYCLE BUT NO EFFECTS ON FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY. FEMALE RATS WERE EXPOSED BY NOSE-ONLY INHALATION TO 0, 1, 2 OR 4 MG/M3 MERCURY FOR 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND ALLOWED TO BREED. THE EXPOSURE TO 4 MG/M3 WAS FOUND TO BE TOO TOXIC AND THE HARMFUL EFFECTS ON FERTILITY OBSERVED AT THIS DOSE LEVEL WERE NOT CONSIDERED A REPRODUCTIVE EFFECT. EXPOSURE TO 2 MG/M3 SLIGHTLY INCREASED THE DURATION OF THE FERTILITY (ESTROUS) CYCLE BUT DID NOT AFFECT FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY AS MATING EFFICIENCY AND IMPLANTATIONS WERE NOT AFFECTED.(47) IN A STUDY WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, FEMALE RATS WERE EXPOSED BY INHALATION TO 0 OR 2.5 MG/M3 FOR 6-8 WEEKS (6 HR/DAY) BEFORE MATING BUT NOT DURING PREGNANCY. THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE NUMBER OF LIVE PUPS AT BIRTH, HOWEVER THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN MORTALITY OF THE OFFSPRING OF TREATED MOTHERS DURING THE FIRST 4 DAYS OF LIFE. THE EXPOSED ANIMALS HAD LONGER FERTILITY (ESTROUS) CYCLES THAN CONTROLS. DURING THE 2ND AND 3RD WEEKS OF EXPOSURE, EXPOSED ANIMALS DEVELOPED SIGNS OF MERCURY POISONING.
MOBILITY IN SOIL: DUE TO THE FORM OF THIS PRODUCT, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT IT WILL BE MOBILE IN THE SOIL. PERSISTENCE AND BIODEGRADABILITY: THIS PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR PERSISTENCE OR BIODEGRADABILITY. THE CASE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL NOT BIODEGRADE. MERCURY DOES NOT BIODEGRADE. BIO-ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL: THIS PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR BIO-ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL. UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THIS PRODUCT IS CONTAINED AND POSE NO RISK TO PERSONS OR THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. MERCURY ACCUMULATES IN THE BODY. ECOTOXICITY: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HARM TO PLANT AND ANIMAL-LIFE; HOWEVER, ALL DISPOSAL SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO CURRENT REGULATIONS. THIS PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR AQUATIC TOXICITY. ALL RELEASE OF THIS PRODUCT INTO AN AQUATIC OR TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE PREVENTED. IN THE EVENT OF BREACH OF THE PORTION OF THE PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS MERCURY, AN ACUTE AND CHRONIC TOXICITY HAZARD TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS WILL BE PRESENT. THE FOLLOWING ARE AQUATIC TOXICITY DATA FOR MERCURY. MERCURY: EC50 (DAPHNIA WATER FLEA) 96 HOURS: 5.0 MG/L LC50 (CYPRINUS CARPIO) 96 HOURS: 0.5 MG/L LC50 (CYPRINUS CARPIO) 96 HOURS: 0.16 MG/L (SEMI-STATIC]) LC50 (RAINBOW TROUT) 96 HOURS: 0.16-0.90 MG/L LC50 (BLUEGILL/SUNFISH) 96 HOURS: 0.16-0.90 MG/L LC50 (CHANNEL CATFISH) 96 HOURS: 0.35 MG/L RESULTS OF PBT AND VPVB ASSESSMENT: NO DATA AVAILABLE. PBT AND VPVB ASSESSMENTS ARE PART OF THE CHEMICAL SAFETY REPORT REQUIRED FOR SOME SUBSTANCES IN EUROPEAN UNION REGULATION (EC) 1907/2006, ARTICLE 14. ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS: CONTROLS SHOULD BE ENGINEERED TO PREVENT RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING PROCEDURES TO PREVENT SPILLS, ATMOSPHERIC RELEASE AND RELEASE TO WATERWAYS.
WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL METHODS: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS. PRECAUTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED DURING WASTE HANDLING: DO NOT MIX WITH WASTES OF OTHER MATERIALS. U.S. EPA WASTE NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE. EWC WASTE CODE: 06 04: METAL-CONTAINING WASTES OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED IN 06 03: 06 04 04* WASTES CONTAINING MERCURY
THIS PRODUCT IS SHIPPED ACCORDING TO THE APPLICABLE TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS LISTED ON THIS SDS: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) SUBCHAPTER C OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS, UN RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS, INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO) TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY AIR, INTERNATIONAL AVIATION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION (IATA) DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS, INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO), TRANSPORT CANADA TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS (TDG), EUROPEAN AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD (ADR), SINGAPORE STANDARD 286: PART A, AND THIS PRODUCT MAY BE SHIPPED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS, EXCEPTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS SPECIFIED IN THE REGULATIONS LISTED ABOVE. ALWAYS REFER TO THE LATEST TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS PRIOR TO SHIPPING THIS PRODUCT AS REGULATIONS MAY HAVE CHANGED. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 49 CFR 172.101: THIS PRODUCT IS EXEMPTED FROM CLASSIFICATION AS DANGEROUS GOODS, PER REGULATIONS OF THE DOT UNLESS SHIPPED BY AIR OR VESSEL AND AS LONG AS ALL PROVISIONS OF SPECIAL PROVISION A191 ARE MET (SEE BELOW). SPECIAL PROVISIONS A191: NOTWITHSTANDING THE DIVISION 6.1 SUBSIDIARY RISK FOR THIS DESCRIPTION, THE TOXIC SUBSIDIARY RISK LABEL AND THE REQUIREMENT TO INDICATE THE SUBSIDIARY RISK ON THE SHIPPING PAPER ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR MANUFACTURED ARTICLES CONTAINING LESS THAN 5 KG (11 POUNDS) OF MERCURY. WHEN SHIPPED BY AIR, THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATION IS APPLICABLE. UN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN 3506 HAZARD MATERIALS DESCRIPTION AND PROPER SHIPPING NAME: MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES HAZARD CLASS OR DIVISION: 8 (CORROSIVE) PACKING GROUP: NONE LABEL CODES: CLASS 8 (CORROSIVE); CLASS 6.1 (TOXIC) SPECIAL PROVISIONS: A191 EXCEPTIONS: 164 PACKAGING: NONE QUANTITY LIMITATIONS: NO LIMIT VESSEL STORAGE: LOCATION: B; OTHER: 40, 97 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK NUMBER (2016): 172 MARINE POLLUTANT: THE MERCURY COMPONENT MEETS THE CRITERIA OF MARINE POLLUTANT (AS DEFINED BY 49 CFR 172.101, APPENDIX B). TRANSPORT CANADA TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS GOODS, PER REGULATIONS OF TRANSPORT CANADA. THE USE OF THE ABOVE U.S. DOT INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. 49 CFR REGULATIONS IS ALLOWED FOR SHIPMENTS THAT ORIGINATE IN THE U.S. UNDER CANADIAN TDG PROVISION 127, SHIPMENTS NEED NOT BE CLASSIFIED IF THE MERCURY CONTAINED WITHIN THE ARTICLE IS LESS THAN 1 KG. UN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN 3506 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES HAZARD CLASS NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION: 8 (CORROSIVE); 6.1 (TOXIC) PACKING GROUP: NONE SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 127 HAZARD LABEL(S) REQUIRED: CLASS 8 (CORROSIVE); CLASS 6.1 (TOXIC) EXPLOSIVE LIMIT AND LIMITED QUANTITY INDEX: 5 KG EXCEPTED QUANTITIES: E0 ERAP INDEX: NONE PASSENGER CARRYING SHIP INDEX: NONE PASSENGER CARRYING ROAD OR RAIL VEHICLE INDEX: NONE MARINE POLLUTANT: THE MERCURY COMPONENT MEET THE CRITERIA OF MARINE POLLUTANT UNDER TRANSPORT CANADA REGULATIONS, AS PER TDG 2.7. INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION SHIPPING INFORMATION (IATA): THIS PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS GOODS, PER RULES OF IATA: UN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN 3506 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES HAZARD CLASS OR DIVISION: 8 (CORROSIVE); 6.1 (TOXIC) HAZARD LABEL(S) REQUIRED: CLASS 8 (CORROSIVE); CLASS 6.1 (TOXIC) PACKING GROUP: NONE EXCEPTED QUANTITIES: E0 PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRCRAFT PACKING INSTRUCTION: 869 PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRCRAFT PACKING MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY PER PKG.: NO LIMIT PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRCRAFT PACKING LIMITED QUANTITY PACKING INSTRUCTION: FORBIDDEN PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRCRAFT PACKING LIMITED QUANTITY MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY PER PKG.: FORBIDDEN CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY PACKING INSTRUCTION: 869 CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY PER PKG.: NO LIMIT SPECIAL PROVISIONS: A48, A69, A191 ERG CODE: 8L INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION SHIPPING INFORMATION (IMO): THIS PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS GOODS, PER THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION. UN NO.: 3506 PROPER SHIPPING NAME: MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES HAZARD CLASS NUMBER: 8 (CORROSIVE) SUBSIDIARY CLASS NUMBER: 6.1 (TOXIC) HAZARD LABELS: CLASS 8 (CORROSIVE); CLASS 6.1 (TOXIC) PACKING GROUP: NONE SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 266 LIMITED QUANTITIES: 5 KG EXCEPTED QUANTITIES: E0 PACKING INSTRUCTIONS: INSTRUCTIONS: P003 PROVISIONS: PP90 IBC INFORMATION: INSTRUCTIONS: NONE PROVISIONS: NONE TANKS: INSTRUCTIONS: NONE PROVISIONS: NONE EMS: F-A, S-B STOWAGE CATEGORY: CATEGORY B, SW2 SEGREGATION: SG24 MARINE POLLUTANT: THE MERCURY COMPONENT MEET THE CRITERIA OF MARINE POLLUTANT UNDER UN CRITERIA. EUROPEAN AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD (ADR): THIS PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED BY THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE TO BE DANGEROUS GOODS. UN NO.: 3506 NAME AND DESCRIPTION: MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES CLASS: 8 CLASSIFICATION CODE: CT3 PACKING GROUP: NOT APPLICABLE LABELS: 8 + 6.1 SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 366 LIMITED QUANTITIES: 5 KG EXCEPTED QUANTITIES: E0 PACKING INSTRUCTIONS: INSTRUCTIONS: P003 SPECIAL PACKING PROVISIONS: PP90 MIXED PACKING PROVISIONS: MP15 PORTABLE TANKS AND BULK CONTAINERS: INSTRUCTIONS: NONE; PROVISIONS: NONE TRANSPORT CATEGORY: 3 TUNNEL RESTRICTION CODE: (E) LOADING, UNLOADING AND HANDLING: CV13, CV28 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NO.: NONE TRANSPORT IN BULK ACCORDING TO THE IBC CODE: SEE THE INFORMATION UNDER THE INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTION LISTINGS FOR IBC INFORMATION. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: MERCURY MEETS THE CRITERIA OF ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA OF THE UN MODEL REGULATIONS (AS REFLECTED IN THE IMDG CODE, ADR, RID, AND ADN) AS INDICATED IN THIS SECTION;
INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL INVENTORIES: THIS PRODUCT IS CONSIDERED AN ARTICLE UNDER THE CHEMICAL INVENTORIES LISTED BELOW AND CONSEQUENTLY IS EXEMPT FROM LISTING ON THESE INVENTORIES: U.S. EPA TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT (TSCA) CANADIAN DSL INVENTORY CANADIAN CHEMICAL REGISTRATION REGULATIONS (NDSL/DSL) EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (EINECS/ELINCS) SINGAPORE CODE OF PRACTICE ON POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS HOWEVER, BASED ON THE RULES ENFORCED WITH REGARDS TO THE MARKETING AND USE OF CHEMICALS TO MANUFACTURE THIS PRODUCT, EACH CHEMICAL COMPONENT OF THIS FINISHED PRODUCT HAS BEEN LISTED OR EXEMPT FROM THE LISTED CHEMICAL INVENTORIES. OTHER INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: AS AN ARTICLE THIS PRODUCT HAS NO REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FOLLOWING U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: U.S. SARA REPORTING & THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY (TPQ) REQUIREMENTS U.S. CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) CALIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT (PROPOSITION 65) CANADIAN WHMIS REGULATIONS (HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT, 6&7, PART II (SECTIONS 11 AND 12)). CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CEPA) PRIORITIES SUBSTANCES LISTS SINGAPORE CODE OF PRACTICE ON POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS: CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT: NO DATA AVAILABLE. THE CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT IS REQUIRED FOR SOME SUBSTANCES ACCORDING TO EUROPEAN UNION REGULATION (EC) 1907/2006, ARTICLE 14. SUBSTANCES OF VERY HIGH CONCERN (SVHC) STATUS: MERCURY IS NOT LISTED. UNDETERMINED FOR OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE RELAYS.
GLOBAL HARMONIZATION, U.S. OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, CANADIAN WHMIS HPR-GHS 2015, EU REACH AND CLP REGULATION (EC) 1272/2008 LABELING AND CLASSIFICATION, AND SINGAPORE SPRING REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT IS AN ARTICLE AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE CLASSIFIED UNDER ANY JURISDICTION. THE MERCURY IS CONTAINED IN A HERMETICALLY SEALED TUBE, DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES ENCOUNTERED DURING NORMAL USE. AS A RESULT, DURING NORMAL USE, THE MERCURY IS FULLY CONTAINED INSIDE THE RELAY. THE RELAY SHOULD NOT BE CRUSHED, DEFORMED, PUNCTURED, OPENED OR EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BECAUSE EXPOSURE TO THE MERCURY CONTAINED WITHIN COULD BE HARMFUL. THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATION FOR MERCURY IS PROVIDED FOR THE USER'S INFORMATION ONLY SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR THAT RESULTS IN THE RELEASE OF MERCURY. CLASSIFICATION FOR MERCURY: THIS CLASSIFICATION WOULD APPLY ONLY IN THE EVENT OF A RELEASE OF THE MERCURY CONTAINED IN THIS PRODUCT. CLASSIFICATION: REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY CATEGORY 1B, ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY CATEGORY 2, SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM, OTHER ORGANS) REPEATED EXPOSURE CATEGORY 1, AQUATIC ACUTE TOXICITY CATEGORY 1, AQUATIC CHRONIC TOXICITY CATEGORY 1 HAZARD STATEMENT CODS: H360D: MAY DAMAGE THE UNBORN CHILD. H330: FATAL IF INHALED. H372: CAUSES DAMAGES TO MULTIPLE ORGANS THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. H410: VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG-LASTING EFFECTS. REFERENCES AND DATA SOURCES: CONTACT THE SUPPLIER FOR INFORMATION. METHODS OF EVALUATING INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION: BRIDGING PRINCIPLES WERE USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT. REVISION DETAILS: NEW. PREPARED BY: CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSOCIATES, INC. PO BOX 1961, HILO, HI 96721 (800) 441-3365 (808) 969-4846 THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON DATA CONSIDERED ACCURATE. HOWEVER, NO WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF THESE DATA OR THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE THEREOF. STRUTHERS-DUNN PRODUCTS ARE SOLD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BUYERS WILL TEST THEM IN ACTUAL USE AND DETERMINE FOR THEMSELVES THEIR ADAPTABILITY TO THEIR INTENDED USES. STRUTHERS-DUNN WARRANTS TO THE BUYERS THAT ITS PRODUCTS ARE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP, BUT LIMITS ITS OBLIGATION UNDER THIS WARRANTY TO REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT SHOWN TO STRUTHERS-DUNN'S SATISFACTION TO HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME STRUTHERS-DUNN SOLD IT. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PERSONS OBTAINING THE PRODUCT FROM THE BUYERS. THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND OF ANY OTHER OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITY ON STRUTHERS-DUNN'S PART. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL STRUTHERS-DUNN BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, EXPENSE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, STRUTHERS-DUNN'S PRODUCTS. STRUTHERS-DUNN ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURY TO THE VENDEE OR THIRD PERSONS PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY THE MATERIAL IF REASONABLE SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE NOT ADHERED TO AS STIPULATED IN THE DATA SHEET. ADDITIONALLY, STRUTHERS-DUNN ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURY TO VENDEE OR THIRD PERSONS PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY ABNORMAL USE OF THE MATERIAL EVEN IF REASONABLE SAFETY PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED. FURTHERMORE, VENDEE ASSUMES THE RISK IN HIS USE OF THE MATERIAL. |